Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-08
THE PROCLAMATION.
Full Text of the Governors Call for am
Extra Session.
Special T3,gr0m 10 the REGISTER.
CHARLESTON, w. VA, March Fol
lowing is the full text of the Governors

Extra Session.
Special Tkqr0m % the RCIiSier.
CHARLESTON, W. VA, March Fol
lowing is the full text of the Governors
proclamation
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
CHARLESTON, March, >, lSST.
|, L. W. Wilson, Governor of the State
of West Virginia, under and 10y virtue OF
section :, of Article VII, of the COnstitu-
tion of said State, which provides that
1.-THE Governor may, on extraordinary
occasions convene, at his own instance, the
Legislature, but when so convened 1t shall
enter upon no business except that stated
in the proclamation by which it was called
together" do issue this, my proclamation,
TO convene the Legislature of said State at
the seat of Government at Charleston, on
the third Wednesday in April, \. ID. 1887,
to consider an act upon the following sub
iects OF legislative business, to wit:
First-To make appropriations OF public
money to pay general charges upon the
treasury.
Seeond-To make appropriations OF
public money to pay members OF the Leg
islature and for salaries of the officers OF
the Government in pursuance Ofth forty
second Section of the sixth Article Of the
Constitution.
Third-To protect the public treasury
AGAINST unnecessary expenditures by hrSt
regulating the costs, charges and proceed
ings in criminal cases before Justices OF
the Peace and Circuit COnrts; second, pro
yiding for anSFhmiting the allowances for
the maintenance of lunaticS in jail.
Fourth-To carry into effect Section y
of Article IL Of the Constitution, which
provides that Railroads heretofore con-
structed, or that may hereafter be con
structed, in the State are hereby declared.
public highways, and shall be free to all
iersons for the transportation OF their per
sons and property thereon, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by law,
and the Legislature shall from time to
time pass laws applicable to all railroad
corporations i'm the State, establishing
reasonable maximum rates OF charges Tor
the transportation of passengers and
freightS, and providing for the correction
of abuses. the prevention Of unjust dlS-
examinations between through and local or
,yay freights and passenger tariffs, and for
the protection of the Just rights of the pub
lie and shall enforce such laws by ade-
ouats pepalties: and To provide for Secur-
ing such relief to thepeOple Of the State as
NAV be had from the act recently passed
by Congress, entitled an act TO regulate
commerce.
FTfth-To prohibit railroad companies
from CARRYING or conveying public officers
aver their roads free of charge or for less
charge than the usual rate for other per
sons and TO abolish absolutely the free pass
system
Sixth-To prohibit railroad companies
from carrying or conveying delegates 10
nolitical conventions over their roads free
Of charge or for a less rate than Is made for
all other such delegates to such conIen-
t;ons. and to define what shall constitute a
political convention.
Seventh-To prohibit the use OF money
and all other improper, fraudulent and cor
rupt means to secure nominations oy Po-
liticaI parties or election to public othce-
Eghth-To provide for the acceptance
and confirmation Of the reports OF the
Joipt Boundary Commission on the ooun,
dary lines between West Virginia ana
PENNSYLVANIA.
Nintb-To provide for establishing the
boundary line between West Virginia and
Maryland ,,,. A.,
Tsnth-To provide for establishing the
boundary line between West Virginia and
Virginia.
Eieyenth-For the Senate to act upon
Fxscuiiye nominations for office.
In testimony whereof i have hereuntO
set nv seal and caused to be afhxed ine
great seal of the State, at charleston 'ulS
5th day of March in the year OF our LII Lolu
one thousand eight hundred and elgnty'
Savsn and of the State the twenty-fourth.
E. W. WILSON.
By the Governor.
HENRY s. WALKER,
Secretary of State.